Title-page with apocalypse imagery

Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
After Thomas Brightman British
1644
Not on view
Title-page to Thomas Brightman, 'The Revelation of St. John Illustrated with an Analysis & Scholions' (London, Samuel Cartwright, 1644); title in centre, with border depicting various scenes from the Book of Revelation.

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Object Information
  • Title: Title-page with apocalypse imagery
  • Series/Portfolio: Title Pages by Author
  • Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: After Thomas Brightman (British, Nottingham 1562–1607)
  • Date: 1644
  • Medium: Etching; only state
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 6 in. × 4 5/16 in. (15.3 × 11 cm)
    cut outside the borderlines and just within the platemak
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.81.3.368
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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